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24 Feb

Johannesburg, 24 February 2020 – The Innovation Hub’s Dr Chamunorwa Togo was honored to present at the recent Africa Agri Tech Conference and Exhibition, which took place from 18 to 20 February 2020 at the Sun Arena at Time Square, Menlyn Maine in Pretoria. The conference proceedings on 19 February focused on how to harness technology in the agricultural sector, Dr Togo – General Manager for the Bio-economy division – was well placed to discuss the catalytic role of government plays in enabling innovation within agricultural technology area. His presentation on the Catalytic Role of Government in Technology Innovation Value...

12 Feb

12 February 2020 Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa in his upcoming State of the Nation Address (SONA) to deal with the slow pace of change in addressing both policy and political uncertainty in the country. “Further delays in the implementation of infrastructure projects serves only to decimate our already struggling construction sector,” states Chris Campbell, CEO of CESA....

03 Feb

Tshwane, 03 February 2020. In recognition of the need for partnership in addressing South Africa’s challenges regarding economic development, job creation and innovation, The Innovation Hub recently had the honour of hosting the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Ms Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. The visit, which took place on 24 January in the presence of key role players from The Innovation Hub (TIH), was arranged to showcase TIH’s capabilities in business incubation and technological development focused on skills development, in order to determine areas of common interest and collaboration between the Department and The Innovation Hub....

30 Jan

30 January 2020 The ICON Group is close to completing the groundwork for the Canyon Coal Colliery Extension situated on the outskirts of Delmas. The contract awarded to ICON in October 2019, valued at R2,5million is expected to be complete in February 2020 in preparation for the extension of the colliery aimed at substantially increasing the mine’s production output. “Our technical capability and keen pricing played a key role in winning this prestigious project, coupled with our extensive in-house range of bulk earthworks equipment”, states Wayne Neary, Managing Director for the ICON Group....

30 Jan

30 January 2020 The ICON Group is close to completing the groundwork for the Canyon Coal Colliery Extension situated on the outskirts of Delmas. The contract awarded to ICON in October 2019, valued at R2,5million is expected to be complete in February 2020 in preparation for the extension of the colliery aimed at substantially increasing the mine’s production output. “Our technical capability and keen pricing played a key role in winning this prestigious project, coupled with our extensive in-house range of bulk earthworks equipment”, states Wayne Neary, Managing Director for the ICON Group....

15 Jan

15 January 2020 ICON Earthworks, part of the ICON Group, is well on track to complete the demolition of a number of older buildings to make way for the expansion of the Melrose Arch Precinct. The R2,5million contract for the demolition of 4 buildings was awarded to the ICON Group by Amdec Property Developments at the end of November 2019 for completion in March 2020. ICON is the principle contractor for the demolition, safety and community management for the project. The contract includes the demolition and removal from site of 4 multi-story apartment blocks situated in the densely populated area of...

14 Aug

14th August 2019 In a night celebrating Excellence in Engineering hosted by Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) and sponsored by Aon South Africa, leaders in the Built Environment gathered at the Vodacom Dome in Midrand to honour 25 years of democracy and celebrate the winners of the 2019 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards – reshaping our future together....

22 Jul

Johannesburg, 22 July 2019 Preparations are well underway for another spectacular occasion celebrating innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship and professionalism in the engineering industry as Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) and the engineering community get ready for the prestigious CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards. “Given the pivotal role that infrastructure development plays in the South African economy in achieving the goals of the National Development Plan and Vision 2030, as stated in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) these awards highlight the role that Consulting Engineers and their Clients play in providing Excellence in Engineering for economic development...

29 May

29 May 2019 Industry body, Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA) congratulates Cyril Ramaphosa on his inauguration as President of South Africa and looks forward to the announcement of his new lean Cabinet. In keeping with President Ramaphosa’s call for a ‘New Dawn’ CESA would like to see the re-instatement of Stakeholder Engagement processes aimed at creating a transparent environment setting the stage for economic growth that is underpinned by investment in infrastructure development resulting in improved service delivery...

24 May

Tshwane, 24 May 2019 - The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is here. It is evident in the way banks have started offering their digital services and disrupting the modus operandi of traditional banks; it is evident in schools, where books are being replaced with tablets and it will roll-out in almost every sector in the country. The distinguishing factor of 4IR is the scale and speed this revolution takes place and the fear that arises from the advent of 4IR is the fact that it will also be disrupting the workforce, as in Standard Bank’s case, where it is now...